The second week of the Kickstarter to fund the Hell, Inc. is done! It wasn’t nearly as hectic as the first week, which I’m sure the guinterns were very pleased about. They’re animals that enjoy a good nap, so more time for that is ideal. Fiji has been hard at work managing the digital marketing involved in the campaign, while Boo has been in charge of print production. Let’s check in with them, then we’ll get to this week’s media shoutouts. You can click on the pictures of the guinterns to check out the Kickstarter!

We’ve added some new critters to the team, so look forward to next week, when I introduce you to the chinterns – a pair of chinchillas named Chinzilla and Rodant.

As with last week, there’s been some media coverage surrounding Hell, Inc., so check out their articles and hear more people tell you that the books are good and you should preorder them. You can also listen to me talk my dumb mouth-words in audio format, as I appeared on the Constructing Comics podcast to talk about (shockingly) making comics.

Review:

Michael Fromm, Monkeys Fighting Robots – https://monkeysfightingrobots.co/review-hell-inc/

@MichaelFromm22 @monkeys_robots

Interview/Review:

Stephan Boissoneault, DAZE Magazine – https://dazemag.ca/2019/08/30/just-another-day-at-the-office-for-the-demons-and-human-of-hell-inc/

Podcast Interview:

Matt Kund, Constructing Comics episode 51 – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/constructing-comics-episode-51-interview-with-jeff-martin/id1445098401?i=1000447816976

@Mkund @constructcompod

The first week of the Hell, Inc. Kickstarter, which felt like about a month and a half, is done! It’s been a very busy week, and now stands as the best first week any of my Kickstarter campaigns have had. I want to thank everyone who has pledged their support thus far, and encourage all of you reading this to do so as well – you’re going to get some awesome books out of it, and know that those books exist because of your help. That’s pretty rad, right? Click the image below to check out the campaign, and pick up your own copies of the books.

I also wanted to specifically shout out the folks in the comics press who have taken time to cover or review Hell, Inc. Writing about comics is a lot like writing about wrestling – only a handful of people actually get paid, and even fewer of them make a living. Those that cover indies like Hell, Inc. aren’t doing it for clicks, because that’s a terrible way to get them. They’re doing so because they’re passionate about comics and think the project is cool. So please check out their articles, and share them to help their reader base grow, and in turn help expand the audience potential for the independent creators they cover.

Reviews:

Dexter Buschetelli, Multiversity – http://www.multiversitycomics.com/reviews/the-webcomics-weekly-5-28-19/

@drunkcomicsfans @multiversity

David Lyons, Driving Creators – https://drivingcreators.net/review/hell-inc/

@LyonsdenCS @DrivingCreators

Jake Palermo, Gutternaut – https://gutternaut.net/2019/08/jeff-martin-the-supernaturally-mundane/

@JacobDPalermo

Coverage:

Brendan Montgomery, Sequential Magazine – http://sequentialpulp.ca/jeff-martin-launches-kickstarter-for-hell-inc-webcomic/

@seqmagazine @sequential_ca

Indie Comix – https://indiecomix.net/2019/08/on-august-19th-hell-inc-comes-to-kickstarter-oh-my/

@indie_comix

It’s Ringo Awards season, and Hockeypocalypse Season 4: Cult of Hockey and Hell, Inc. are both eligible. This isn’t a pros-only award, so anyone is welcome to vote!

If you’d be so kind, please vote for the following categories (you don’t need to vote for every category, there’s a lot):
Best Cartoonist – Jeff Martin
Best Graphic Novel – Hockeypocalypse Season 4: Cult of Hockey
Best Webcomic – Hell, Inc.
Best Anthology – All We Ever Wanted (a bunch of my friends made this!)

https://ringoawards.survey.fm/ringo-awards-2019-nomination-categories

Have you been enjoying Hell, Inc. so far? Want to help bring it to fresh new readers?

Hell, Inc. is now listed for voting on TopWebComics.com. Because TopWebcomic’s ranking system relies on reader votes, we need your help to boost it up the list and give it greater visibility! Simply click on the banner below and it’ll take you right to the voting portal. You can vote once every 24 hrs, so don’t be afraid to vote early and vote often!

Those of you who follow me on social media will be aware that my new book, Hockeypocalypse: Cult of Hockey is on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW!

Hockeypocalypse is probably the series I’m best known for, and after the success of Where Is Zog? on Kickstarter last year, I decided to take the new book to that platform to try to expand the audience. It’s an all-ages action/comedy series that tells the story of the mutants who inherit post-apocalypse Canada, and the society they build with hockey-as-ritual-warfare at the centre of it. As of this post, it’s already over 60% funded, but every dollar matters, so check it out.

http://kck.st/2pRZiIx

It’s Wrestlemania season, but this year I want you, fine reader, to join me in making it WrestleMONia season!

I’m running a sale over at my webstore, where my wrestling-themed comics – Wrestlemon and Kayfabe: A Wrestling Anthology – are 20%! No promo codes, no hassle, just a straight-up 20% discount. All books will be signed and have a little sketch, with Wrestlemon giving you the opportunity to get a custom sketch in your book at dirt-cheap prices!

Hit up my webstore before Wrestlemania to get in on the action!